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Deathstroke
05-16-2007, 08:32 AM
The following is the 2007-2008 CBS Television Network Primetime schedule

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-8:30 pm HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 pm THE BIG BANG THEORY (N)
9:00-9:30 pm TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 pm RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
10:00-11:00 pm CSI: MIAMI

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 pm NCIS
9:00-10:00 pm THE UNIT
10:00-11:00 pm CANE (N)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 pm KID NATION (N)
9:00-10:00 pm CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 pm CSI: NY


THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 pm SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 pm CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 pm WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 pm GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 pm MOONLIGHT (N)
10:00-11:00 pm NUMB3RS

SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 pm CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 pm CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 pm 48 HOURS: MYSTERY

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 pm 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 pm VIVA LAUGHLIN (N)
9:00-10:00 pm COLD CASE
10:00-11:00 pm SHARK (NT)

The new comedy is:

THE BIG BANG THEORY is a comedy from the Emmy Award nominated Co-Creator and Executive Producer of Two and a Half Men Chuck Lorre, about brainy best friends Leonard (Johnny Galecki, Roseanne) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons Judging Amy), who can tell you anything you want to know about quantum physics, but when it comes to dealing with everyday life here on earth they're lost in the cosmos. Neither fully understands that scientific principles don't always apply in matters of the heart — until they meet their sexy new neighbor Penny (Kaley Cuoco, 8 Simple Rules…), a friendly screenwriter/waitress from the midwest who also happens to be newly single. She quickly makes an impression on the other members of Leonard and Sheldon's geek squad — Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip), who portrays himself as the Casanova of Cal Tech, and fellow whiz kid Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, NCIS), who is rendered speechless around anyone unprepared to converse about the Theory of Relativity or other scientific jargon. The chemistry between this gaggle of geniuses and a delightful damsel is about to undergo a stimulating series of inter-personal experiments. Multiple Emmy Award winner James Burrows (Will & Grace) directed the pilot. Lorre and Bill Prady (Gilmore Girls, Dharma & Greg) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.

The new dramas are:

Executive produced by Tony and Emmy Award winner Hugh Jackman (The Boy from Oz, X-Men), VIVA LAUGHLIN is a mystery drama with music about eternal optimist and freewheeling businessman Ripley Holden, whose sole ambition is to run a casino in Laughlin, Nev. Occasionally using upbeat contemporary songs to accentuate the drama and humor and advance the story, the series is based on the hit BBC show Viva Blackpool. Ripley (Lloyd Owen, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) is the ultimate gambler with an infectious personality who is on the brink of making a killing… just as soon as he opens his casino that's nowhere near completion. When his financing suddenly falls through, the fearless and tenacious Ripley approaches his enemy — dashing, sarcastic, wealthy casino owner Nicky Fontana (Hugh Jackman) for help. Though the odds are stacked against him, Ripley doesn't miss a beat, even when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation after the body of his ex-business partner is found at his club. At home, Ripley uses his dry wit to adjust to the demands of his family: his gorgeous wife, Natalie (Madchen Amick, ER), wants more attention; his teenage daughter, Cheyenne (Ellen Woglom, The O.C.), wants his approval; and his son, Jack (Carter Jenkins, Surface), wants to help him at work. All of this adversity would defeat a lesser man, but for the outgoing and passionate Ripley there's no such thing as bad news, only deals to be struck and wagers to be won in the intoxicating neon glow of Laughlin, where the cards are on the table, romance is in the air and lively music is on the stage. Eric Winter (Wildfire) and D.B. Woodside (24) also star. Directed by Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness). Golden Globe Award nominee Hugh Jackman, John Palermo (X-Men: The Last Stand), Bob Lowry (Huff), Paul Telegdy and Peter Bowker (Viva Blackpool) are executive producers for BBC Worldwide Productions, Seed Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sony Pictures Television.

CANE stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits (The West Wing) in an epic drama about the external rivalries and internal power struggles of a large Cuban-American family running an immensely successful rum and sugar business in South Florida. When the family patriarch, Pancho (Hector Elizondo, Chicago Hope), is offered a lucrative but questionable deal by his bitter adversary, the Samuels, to purchase thousands of acres of sugar fields, he's faced with a tough choice: Should he cash out of the sugar business and focus solely on rum, which would please his impulsive natural son, Frank (Nestor Carbonell, Lost), or protect the family legacy that he built from the ground up by not selling, and side with his adopted son, Alex (Smits), who mistrusts the Samuels and still sees value in sugar. Alex and Frank's approach to business is as different as their approach to life. While Frank might lose focus chasing women, Alex is deeply in love with his beautiful wife, Isabel (Paola Turbay, Bailando por un Sueño), who is also Pancho's daughter. Married when she was just 17 years old, Isabel balances Alex by choosing not to involve herself in the business, focusing instead on their three children, who are determined to forge their own paths outside the family. For the Duques, will family allegiance come first or will their secrets and acrimonious conflicts over love, lust and control of the family fortune be their downfall? Eddie Matos (General Hospital), Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Michael Trevino (The Riches), Lina Esco (CSI: NY), Sam Carman (Bones), Alona Tal (Veronica Mars) and Polly Walker (Rome) also star. Cynthia Cidre (The Mambo Kings), Jonathan Prince (American Dreams), Jimmy Iovine (8 Mile) and Polly Anthony (Lifehouse: Live in Portland!) are the executive producers for ABC Studios in association with CBS Paramount Network Television.

MOONLIGHT, from prolific movie producer Joel Silver (The Matrix, Trilogy), is about Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin, upcoming White Out), a captivating undead private investigator who uses his acute vampire senses to help the living… instead of feeding on them. In an agonizing twist of fate, Mick was bitten 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta, Hitch). Immortal and eternally as young, handsome and charismatic as he was then, Mick is sickened by Coraline and other vampires who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of undead confidantes for company, including deceitful ally Josef (Rade Serbedzija, 24), Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living, and trying not to think about how his life would have been if he hadn't followed his heart. However, after six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time to pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing plague of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal life to be with him, and can Mick risk the pain of seeing himself as a monster in her eyes? As Mick lives between two realities, fighting his adversaries among the undead and falling in love with Beth, he knows he needs to figure out a reason to keep living. MOONLIGHT is directed by executive producer Rod Holcomb (ER). Joel Silver, Ron Koslow (Birds of Prey), Trevor Munson and Gerard Bocaccio are also executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.

adamthered
05-16-2007, 08:42 AM
For those of you flipping out (like I did for a second) and are wondering "Where the #*$^#(%&# is the Amazing Race!?!?!?!" looks like it's not showing up until midseason, according the the TV Guide article.

Hi-Fi
05-16-2007, 09:56 AM
Yeah, they haven't even started filming the next Amazing Race (I think it's happening in July).

So glad that HIMYM is returning.

jwd
05-16-2007, 11:24 AM
I could pass on everything. My wife is curious about Survivor being in China though so we'll keep watching it I'm sure.

Moonlight I considered but then I know I'm going to be biased and think "This isn't Angel" so I might as well skip it.

Plenty of other shows on other networks.

Legato
05-16-2007, 12:30 PM
Moonlight I considered but then I know I'm going to be biased and think "This isn't Angel" so I might as well skip it.

Plenty of other shows on other networks.

On the CW side of things I have Supernatural and hopefully The Dresden Files on Sci-Fi to keep me going when it comes to supernatural tv shows.

I'll watch Moonlight due to seeing if the writers are either trying to make a Angel clone or they could actually do something unique with the series.

Scorpion13
05-16-2007, 12:44 PM
Moonlight should just be renamed "Not Angel" because thats what it is. Please.

This is as ridiculous as that blatant Sex and The City rip-off they have going on NBC.

KenK
05-16-2007, 12:51 PM
I'd more compare Moonlight to Forever Knight, than Angel. Despite hating what he is, his only real companions are other vampires, ala Forever Knight. Not to mention the focus on the main character trying to find love, which sets it apart from Angel in a fairly significant way. I'll check it out because the cast intrigues me.

EZMOHR
05-16-2007, 12:51 PM
Since Jericho is gone, I currently watch absolutely nothing on CBS. If Viva Laughlin doesn't hook me, I will watch nothing at all on CBS. Though it is great to see Madchen Amick back on TV. There is absolutely nothing I would watch on CBS except Viva Laughlin. I used to watch Survivor but after the Used car salesman/porn star won, I haven't really cared much about it except for All-Stars. I don't hate Survivor, I just didn't want to watch it anymore.

So I guess, in the end the only show I will watch on CBS is:

Viva Laughlin

stealthwise
05-16-2007, 01:04 PM
YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back! HIMYM is coming back!

:D

DF2506
05-16-2007, 01:28 PM
Stupid CBS. :mad: :mad: :mad:

They canceled Jericho!!! That show was getting really good and the finale was just GREAT!!!!

None of their new shows sound any good...

I'm just sticking with CSI, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, and Numbers. Thats it! The rest of CBS...I really don't care...

DF2506

SUPERECWFAN1
05-16-2007, 01:33 PM
CBS finally fixes that clusterf-ck decision they made last year to move "Without a Trace" from its dominant Thursday slot. Talk about a bad decision. I wonder if this means Julia Louise Dreyfess's show is gone ?

Brian Cronin
05-16-2007, 01:36 PM
Wow - after watching the finale, I thought How I Met Your Mother was a total goner. That finale episode was SO written to be the series finale. Great news that it is returning.

-Brian

KenK
05-16-2007, 01:51 PM
CBS finally fixes that clusterf-ck decision they made last year to move "Without a Trace" from its dominant Thursday slot. Talk about a bad decision. I wonder if this means Julia Louise Dreyfess's show is gone ?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' show is back midseason I think.

I'll miss The Class, though. Weekly helpings of Lizzie Caplan, no more.:(

On the bright side, she just gets hotter after every cancelled show, so the next one she's on, she'll be smokin'!:)

Cei-U!
05-16-2007, 02:23 PM
Stupid CBS. :mad: :mad: :mad:

They canceled Jericho!!! That show was getting really good and the finale was just GREAT!!!!


According to the AP article, Jericho never regained the audience it lost during its looong mid-season hiatus. My own experience suggests there may be something to that. I generally prefer episodic series to serials but this one had sucked me in. Once it went on hiatus, though, its hold was broken and I never went back, even though I usually watch both Criminal Minds and CSI:NY.

The article also said Lost and Heroes took similar hits during their mid-season hiatuses (hiatisi?) but not as big. Of course it'll probably never occur to the execs that if your audience deserts your show during its mid-season hiatus, don't have a mid-season hiatus. Sheesh.

Cei-U!
Still sorry to see it go!

DonC
05-16-2007, 05:15 PM
For those of you flipping out (like I did for a second) and are wondering "Where the #*$^#(%&# is the Amazing Race!?!?!?!" looks like it's not showing up until midseason, according the the TV Guide article.

Thank you. I was very close to flipping out.

Corrina
05-16-2007, 05:34 PM
Mick St. John??

C'mon.

Brian "Vash" Ashby
05-16-2007, 05:39 PM
Ill check out the Wolverine show.

Royal
05-16-2007, 05:54 PM
Mick St. John??

C'mon.

Batman On A Stick!!

What's Josef's last name? Charlevoix!?!

DF2506
05-16-2007, 10:32 PM
According to the AP article, Jericho never regained the audience it lost during its looong mid-season hiatus. My own experience suggests there may be something to that. I generally prefer episodic series to serials but this one had sucked me in. Once it went on hiatus, though, its hold was broken and I never went back, even though I usually watch both Criminal Minds and CSI:NY.

The article also said Lost and Heroes took similar hits during their mid-season hiatuses (hiatisi?) but not as big. Of course it'll probably never occur to the execs that if your audience deserts your show during its mid-season hiatus, don't have a mid-season hiatus. Sheesh.

Cei-U!
Still sorry to see it go!

Too bad you didn't come back to Jericho. The first half of the season was good imo, but the second half was REALLY good. Though, I'd go as far as saying the finale was GREAT. The show had a TON of potential....

As for me, I prefer serials. My favorite shows are Heroes, Lost, Battlestar, and well..Jericho was one of my favorites too. Thats not to say I don't like episodic shows at all, Medium is episodic for the most part, so is CSI (though its had more ongoing plotlines this season), Numbers, and Supernatural (for the most part, though it has many continuing plot lines). The shows I like the best,though, are serials. Jericho was definitly getting to be a favorite...

Oh and next season Heroes is doing something about the break thing. Heroes: Orgins, a six-episode spinoff, will help get Heroes through the break one way or the other...(either the episodes will be shown during the break or at the end of the season to lengthen the season)

Although Lost isn't coming back till midseason...which could do the same thing to the ratings as this season did with the break..........

Of course, ya the show has been renewed for three more short seasons at least. And we know networks NEVER back out of those deals.....
*cough*Farscape*cough*

Anyway, I think CBS could have done something with Jericho. Its painfully obvious that it was THEIR fault that the show took a hit in the ratings. NBC has realized that the break was a big mistake for that show. I guess CBS isn't bright enough to realize that for Jericho and give the show another shot...(heck, even bringing it back at midseason would be better then canceling it...).

I think with a recap show next season, some good ads, and no breaks, Jericho could have gotten its ratings up. Guess we'll never know.....*sigh*

DF2506

Pinnacle
05-17-2007, 04:52 PM
I'll definitely give CANE a watch. VIVA LAUGHLIN probably as well. No more Jericho. I'll stick around for How I Met Your Mother. Nothing else that I'll watch regularly. CBS is just not my favorite network right now.

Tazirai
05-17-2007, 08:36 PM
The article also said Lost and Heroes took similar hits during their mid-season hiatuses (hiatisi?) but not as big. Of course it'll probably never occur to the execs that if your audience deserts your show during its mid-season hiatus, don't have a mid-season hiatus. Sheesh.

Cei-U!
Still sorry to see it go!


QFT.. i loved jericho but like you said.. that long hiatus hurt it.
I'll get the boxed set though.

Subotai
07-18-2007, 07:13 PM
Tony Scott is directed the first episode of Numb3rs.